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Islamic State-backed rebels killed at least 52 people in eastern Congo, UN says
- Between August 9 and 16, 2025, at least 52 civilians were killed in attacks carried out by the Allied Democratic Forces, a group linked to the Islamic State, across multiple locations in the North Kivu province of the Democratic Republic of Congo, including the territories of Beni and Lubero.
- Following setbacks in recent military engagements, the Allied Democratic Forces —a group that originated in Uganda in the late 1990s—shifted their operations to Congo and declared their support for the Islamic State in 2019.
- The violence included massacres with machetes and hoes, abductions, looting, and burning of homes, with about 30 civilians killed in Melia village and nearly 40 victims in a late July church attack in Ituri.
- United Nations peacekeepers condemned the attacks in the strongest possible terms and noted that the death toll is likely to rise as the search continues amid ongoing conflict involving multiple militias.
- The Congolese military, together with Ugandan forces, has stepped up efforts to combat the ADF amid ongoing clashes with the Rwanda-supported M23 rebels in the mineral-rich eastern region of Congo.
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Rebels in Congo backed by Islamic State, armed with machetes and hoes, have killed at least 52 civilians in the Beni and Lubero areas in recent days, United Nations and local officials said.
·Belgrade, Serbia
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In the east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, at least 52 people have been killed in attacks by rebels linked to the terrorist militia ISIS.
·Germany
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Times LiveRebels armed with machetes kill at least 52 in eastern DRC
Allied Democratic Forces rebels take revenge on civilians after suffering defeats to Congolese forces.
·Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, the United Republic of
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